David Cicilline actually said...

"I reject the notion that we have to make a choice between securing our borders and the hideous policy of separating children from their families."

"no centralized system existed to identify, track, or connect families separated by DHS."

"It is hard to put into words the practice of ripping innocent children, many of whom are arriving seeking protection and asylum from unspeakable violence, and ripping them from the arms of their paren..."

"The practice of separating these families was implemented without any system or procedure for tracking the children."